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i want to ask secretary hagel a question. number one, secretary had not a -- panetta did make it a priority, that have been pushing for and i hope again you will continue that effort as for dealing with budget issues and it's fair and auditability will help that cause. second way on export controls, to try and simplify the system of export controls for defense manufacturing industrial base who are under a lot of pressure. things like dolphin helicopter parts of engine parts restricted because it outdated regulations needs to be changed. a good progress recently and i hope under your leadership that effort will continue. the last point is the budget document tries to have 2021. the timeframe of the budget control act that the 2005 budget rack will not generate net savings for 13 years? no prior brac has been able to do that in less than six years. that's just a case. there may be reasons, but doing it in the context of the budget control act for a lot of us does not work. you made your visit to afghanistan and i complement geo
i want to ask secretary hagel a question. number one, secretary had not a -- panetta did make it a priority, that have been pushing for and i hope again you will continue that effort as for dealing with budget issues and it's fair and auditability will help that cause. second way on export controls, to try and simplify the system of export controls for defense manufacturing industrial base who are under a lot of pressure. things like dolphin helicopter parts of engine parts restricted because...
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as secretary hagel recently testified before congress. we believe brac tool. investment. and for that reason the future year deafen program adds $2.4 billion to pay for the costs. butted in the long-term, they have consistently generated significant savings. the previous five round are saving $12 billion annually and those savings will continue. i realize it's not exactly a crowd pleaser. and people often to say to me how can you propose that? and our answer really is how can we not propose that? how can we not propose the cutting of tail and the cutting of tooth? finally, everyone who looks at the defense budget realizes that military compensation, like health care costs, cannot grow at unsubstantialble rates without threatening the force. we are therefore resubmitting a new package of military compensation proposals that we believe address the congressional concerns raised last year. none of the new proposals would result in a reduction in a pay or benefits; they simply reduce the rate of growth, specifically. we are proposing a modest reduction in the growth of militar
as secretary hagel recently testified before congress. we believe brac tool. investment. and for that reason the future year deafen program adds $2.4 billion to pay for the costs. butted in the long-term, they have consistently generated significant savings. the previous five round are saving $12 billion annually and those savings will continue. i realize it's not exactly a crowd pleaser. and people often to say to me how can you propose that? and our answer really is how can we not propose...
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on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department. and another of other departments and put them in defense. the abuse and waste and fraud is astounding. .. with him or her >> or something like that. it was obvious that in some places had accumulated over the decades that is why secretary gates started the efficiency initiative that i was a part of to improve performance and requisition system. in parallel, we had absorbed for madrid $87 billion budget cut in a way wear we said we could still accomplish the mission of the nation speaking to the fact we could do what the country needed with less. but today we cannot do that strategy
on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department....
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the first question i wanted to ask secretary hagel as to what extent is the department complying with these financial pressure is our ability to drive down overseas footprints. referable to reduce overseas and here at home if it can be done consistently national security and to what extent is it apart and engaged right now in that assessment and analysis? >> thank you. let me also clarify a point you've made so there's no misunderstanding. i don't want an expectation that may be inaccurate. we will present a plan for dealing with sequestration. we had the strategic choice management review i asked for but come back to start make assessments and decisions, which obviously affect complying with the law of the land if we have to. >> if i may follow-up, do you have an intention for a timetable for when the department would get back to the committee on it intension and plan for complying? >> i have to look at the review the deputy secretary of defense, chairman of the joint chiefs are leading and preceded on that basis. i don't want an expectation that isn't correct. that's why want to mak
the first question i wanted to ask secretary hagel as to what extent is the department complying with these financial pressure is our ability to drive down overseas footprints. referable to reduce overseas and here at home if it can be done consistently national security and to what extent is it apart and engaged right now in that assessment and analysis? >> thank you. let me also clarify a point you've made so there's no misunderstanding. i don't want an expectation that may be...
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i think that the congress will act, and that they will confirm chuck hagel this week. what i wanted to do was come down and use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed, believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, information is a key to an informed electorate. and while we may or may not agree with every story, in the grand scheme of things, because of the work of the press, i believe the truth always comes out and in and, we cannot really serve the american people well ms we deal with the truth. and so my thanks to all of you for the role you play in helping present that to the american people. what i would like to do is obviously through the press, express once again my deepest thanks to our troops and to the american people and to the president of the united states for the distinct honor as serving as secretary of defense. i was recalling wi
i think that the congress will act, and that they will confirm chuck hagel this week. what i wanted to do was come down and use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed, believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, information is a key to an informed electorate. and while...
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listen, i know jewish and nebraska were hagel was a senator. they never got any sense in terms of the strategic women. but the last three years he's been president -- the chair of the president's intelligence advisory board and i've talked with people who sadek means that 10. they get access to all the intelligence information the cia director other people get. these are people who have no dog in this fight whatsoever. they say he discussed the issues in a serious way, and there didn't seem to be innate ideological tilt. including questions about iran's nuclear program. he handled it very professionally. i must say he supposed they rehearsed and the quality of these answers when he came under questioning from mccain was it's kind of pathetic, but i don't know. i'm pretty sure the votes are all lined up for him to win, but you never know about these things. >> tummy which you think the role the military in this low intensity conflict should be. another verse, there's no doubt the army and the very fact they've been reducing the enemy. but then i
listen, i know jewish and nebraska were hagel was a senator. they never got any sense in terms of the strategic women. but the last three years he's been president -- the chair of the president's intelligence advisory board and i've talked with people who sadek means that 10. they get access to all the intelligence information the cia director other people get. these are people who have no dog in this fight whatsoever. they say he discussed the issues in a serious way, and there didn't seem to...
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here is part of chuck hagel's remarks from the pentagon. watch this at c-span.org. >> to confirm a story that is already out there and has been out there. we are going to reduce and the way these furloughs. but not eliminate them. it looks as though we will be able to go from an original estimate of 22 days to 14 days. we think that will save the department anywhere from $4 billion. and probably plan on about 2.5 billion. these numbers are floating, as you all now. good news from where we were before. many are working these numbers and i understand that there is going to be a briefing after we are finished here on that. let me hit the current budget situation in a little bit of detail. marty may have some thoughts on this as well. what the resolution has done for us -- it did fix some of the urgent problems. in particular, it puts some of the dollars back into the right accounts. we still don't have the flexibility that we had hoped to get. but having money in the right accounts is particularly important. what that does is reduce is a short
here is part of chuck hagel's remarks from the pentagon. watch this at c-span.org. >> to confirm a story that is already out there and has been out there. we are going to reduce and the way these furloughs. but not eliminate them. it looks as though we will be able to go from an original estimate of 22 days to 14 days. we think that will save the department anywhere from $4 billion. and probably plan on about 2.5 billion. these numbers are floating, as you all now. good news from where we...
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senator hagel. later today i'm going to be talking to john brennan. can you give a brief assessment of the two gentle and the capability and the readiness to assume the positions? >> yes, certainly. obviously that's something that the committees now have the opportunity evaluate. but in my view, both of them are outstanding individuals that have a great deal of experience and capability to be able to perform in an outstanding fashion in each of their jobs. senator hagel is someone who, you know, served in the military, worked up here on the hill. understand the issues that are involve there had. i think can be a very effective leader at the pentagon. john brennan is somebody i worked with the at the director of cia and continued to work with in this capacity. i found him to be responsible about how we can effectively conduct operations again al qaeda and against those that would attack this country. he is -- as somebody said, a straight shooter. somebody who, you know, gives you his best opinion, he doesn't play games. he is somebody who i think, you
senator hagel. later today i'm going to be talking to john brennan. can you give a brief assessment of the two gentle and the capability and the readiness to assume the positions? >> yes, certainly. obviously that's something that the committees now have the opportunity evaluate. but in my view, both of them are outstanding individuals that have a great deal of experience and capability to be able to perform in an outstanding fashion in each of their jobs. senator hagel is someone who,...
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if the army were a company and of course secretary hagel to address this the other day but if it were a company that first thing we would do with the consolidate facilities so we would address things like brac in the army. the second thing we would do with compensation reform, some employees underpaying others and let's say we have had a transition of technology or marketing conditions or whatever, there've been a lot of proposals from the defense business board and others. the third thing we do is we talk with other companies to get capabilities that we don't have quite so efficiently or offensively ourselves so you correct we point out about the importance of relationships and partners and things like that. if you look at the two options if you will on the one side proving -- but the army has much greater political obstacles for example versus end strength. there's so much potential to improve the truth to tell ratio so the end strength doesn't have to be brought down so much or in strength bearing all the hits because politics makes it too hard to reform military compensation or co
if the army were a company and of course secretary hagel to address this the other day but if it were a company that first thing we would do with the consolidate facilities so we would address things like brac in the army. the second thing we would do with compensation reform, some employees underpaying others and let's say we have had a transition of technology or marketing conditions or whatever, there've been a lot of proposals from the defense business board and others. the third thing we...
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secretary having continued conversations with the foreign minister and of course defense secretary chuck hagel having continued conversations would be the appropriate next step. >> really does look as if you are in -- this could be a very acrimonious meeting because after all the differences outlined really are very strong. could you give one area where right now the two countries see eye-to-eye? >> i think they agree that a geneva conference is the right step in the right mechanism to achieving a political solution. they agree and share concern about the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons from iran and from north korea. we share a dialogue with them on afghanistan so those are all issues certainly on a regular basis and will be part of the discussion on friday. but they're also areas where we need to continue to work to disagreements and i will be part of the discussion as well. i don't want to present the toner tenor but i will say we are here to state clearly where we have disagreements in the secretary i'm sure will be forwarded those on friday as well. >> just to close the loop, the decisi
secretary having continued conversations with the foreign minister and of course defense secretary chuck hagel having continued conversations would be the appropriate next step. >> really does look as if you are in -- this could be a very acrimonious meeting because after all the differences outlined really are very strong. could you give one area where right now the two countries see eye-to-eye? >> i think they agree that a geneva conference is the right step in the right mechanism...